Rocky and Mugsy

Rocky and Mugsy
Rocky (left) and Mugsy (right)
Species	Humans
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Each other
Occupation	Gangsters
Father	Not mentioned
Mother	Not mentioned
Marital status	Single
First appearance	LT: Racketeer Rabbit (1946; prototype Rocky) LT: Golden Yeggs (1950; Rocky) LT: Bugs and Thugs (1954; Mugsy)
Played by	Rocky: Dick Nelson (1946) Mel Blanc (1950-1981) Rob Paulsen (1990) Jim Cummings (1995-2000) Joe Alaskey (1999-2005) James Adomian (2020-present) Eric Bauza (2022) Mugsy: Mel Blanc (1954-1981) Frank Welker (1995-2000) Joe Alaskey (1999-2002) Kevin Michael Richardson (2005) Fred Tatasciore (2020-present) Eric Bauza (2022)
Bugsy and Mugsy
The Unmentionables
File:TTA Rocky and Mugsy.png Tiny Toon Adventures

Rocky and Mugsy are a pair of gangsters and recurring antagonists in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts. They were created by Friz Freleng and made their official debuts in Golden Yeggs and Bugs and Thugs, respectively. Their voices were originated by Mel Blanc.

An earlier mob character by the name of "Rocky" made his debut in the 1946 short Racketeer Rabbit, himself a parody of actor Edward G. Robinson. The concept was used again for 1950's Golden Yeggs, of which Rocky was reworked to be a more generalized caricature of the "tough guy" gangster. Following his paring with a one-time partner named Nick in the 1953 short Catty Cornered, Rocky would officially be paired with Mugsy in Bugs and Thugs, itself a semi-remake of Racketeer Rabbit, in 1954.

Mugsy himself would appear without Rocky in the 1956 Merrie Melodies short Napoleon Bunny-part, and in the 1995 Looney Tunes short Carrotblanca.

Appearances

TV series

• The Bugs Bunny Show
• Tiny Toon Adventures
• The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
• Duck Dodgers
• The Looney Tunes Show
• Looney Tunes Cartoons
• Bugs Bunny Builders

Movies

• The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
• Space Jam
• Tweety's High-Flying Adventure

Shorts

• Looney Tunes
• Merrie Melodies
  • Racketeer Rabbit (Rocky only)
  • Golden Yeggs (Rocky only)
  • Catty Cornered (Rocky only)
  • Bugs and Thugs
  • Napoleon Bunny-Part (Mugsy only)
  • Bugsy and Mugsy
  • The Unmentionables
  • Carrotblanca (Mugsy only)

Video games

• Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
• Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem

Gallery

Main article: Rocky and Mugsy/Gallery

In popular culture

South Park

• The relationship between Nathan & Mimsy is similar to Rocky & Mugsy, with Mimsy having a strong physical resemblance to Mimsy.
• In the episode "Handicar," Nathan has a poster of Rocky and Mugsy at his bedroom.